Combination fixture



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COMBINATION FIXTURE Filed Feb. 6, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG- 4 INVENTOR,"(ILL/AM E M CLENAHAN EOYHOFF 8 SLICK ATTOR rs N V WK A MEMBER OF THEF/PM' United States Patent COMBINATION FIXTURE William F. McCIenahan,Burlingame, Calif.

Application February 6, 1958, Serial No. 713,765

'3 Claims. (Cl. 4-3) This application is a continuation-in-part of myapplication Serial No. 484,743, filed January 28, 1955, now abandoned.

This invention relates to a combination water closet, wash basin anddrinking fountain, and particularly relates to an all metal sanitarydevice of the institutional type.

In public institutions, particularly penal institutions and mentalhospitals, conventional plumbing fixtures are a continual source oftrouble. Conventional plumbing fixtures are made of ceramic materialsand are easily cracked when subjected to heat or other stress. Thus,inmates, in an effort to secure either weapons or cause trouble,frequently break conventional plumbing fixtures for various reasons.Further, in public institutions, space is ordinarily very limited and itis desirable to have a fixture which occupies the minimum amount offloor space. In addition, it is highly desirable to have fixtures whichrequire the minimum amount of installation and maintenance expense.

It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide acombination plumbing fixture which will take care of all the sanitaryneeds of an inmate, which is substantially indestructible by normalmeans, which is easy to install and maintain and which occupies aminimum amount of floor space.

Another object of this invention is to provide an all metal integralplumbing fixture which may be readily fabricated.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a sanitary plumbingfixture having no exposed loose parts or plumbing connections whereby itis rendered substantially tamper-proof.

Still other objects will be apparent from the balance of thespecification.

In the drawings forming a part of this application:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the presentinvention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the plumbing fixture of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the invention.

Referring now to Figures 1, 2 and 3 by reference characters, the fixtureincludes a wash basin, generally indicated at 5, a toilet bowl,generally designated 7, which are joined by a skirt-like member,generally designated 10. The wash bowl portion 5 has a front member 9, astraightsided back member 11, the front portion 9 being of generallycurved shape, as is common in lavatories. The lip of the bowl 13 isconnected to the back portion 11 by means of a sloping sidewall, as isshown, and the top of the lavatory may be formed into a small shelf 15.The bowl is equipped with a small opening 17 through which water runsslowly through pipe 21 to the toilet bowl. In this manner, it ispossible to fill the wash bowl without using a stopper and the waterwill discharge slowly ice from the wash bowl to the toilet bowl,obviating the need for a separate trap, vent and waste discharge openingfor the wash bowl. An overflow outlet 19 is provided which communicateswith the pipe 21 through the overflow mem-- ber 23.

The back portion of the lavatory is equipped with a combination wateroutlet, soap dish and drinking fountain which has been generallydesignated 23A. This fixture is ordinarily cast separately and weldedinto place in the balance of the lavatory and contains a water outlet25, soap dish 27, and a drinking outlet 29. Outlets 25 and 29 are influid communication and if one wishes to use the fixture as a drinkingfountain, one need merely place a finger over the opening 25, whereuponwater will be discharged from the opening 29. The lavatory may also beequipped with two integrally cast toothbrush holders, designated 31.Openings are provided in the lavatory for the insertion of twoconventional push button fittings for hot and cold water, which havebeen designated 33.

The toilet bowl portion 7 of the fixture has a cast integral seat,designated 35. The bowl is provided with a waste discharge opening 37and the inside of the bowl is provided with a partition or baffle 39.The baffle 39 forms a water trap in the bottom of the closet, as is wellknown to those skilled in the art. An. integrally cast spud 49 may beprovided on the water closet for connection to a water pipe 51 in theknown manner. The water connection 49 leads to a chamber 53 having anopening 55 therein for discharge of water into the bowl and also leadingfrom the chamber 53 is a tube 57, with an opening 59 just opposite thebafile 39*. Thus, when the closet is flushed, the major portion of thewater enters the bowl through the opening 55, but part enters throughthe opening 59. The water passing through the opening 59 serves to startthe blowout action to empty the bowl.

The water closet proper rests on a base 61 and the base 61 may be ofvarying height in order that varying heights of wall outlets can beaccommodated. The lower skirt 65 is inturned as at 67 to provide a backfor the fixture.

In the embodiment shown, the fixture is made by welding together fivedifferent aluminum sections, namely the bowl 5, the skirt 10, the lowerbowl 7, the lower skirt 65, and the drinking fountain 23. Other metalsand other methods of fabrication can be used.

The waste fitting 37 has a flange 63 thereon so that the fixture can bereadily fastened to the wall and made tight to the plumbing outlet atthe same time as by bolt 68. In addition, the base has openings 69 forthe insertion of tamper-proof bolts.

The fixture heretofore described rests on the floor and there is shownin Figure 4 another embodiment of the invention wherein the fixture ishung from a wall. The fixture of Figure 4 has the same internalstructure as is shown in Figures 1-3 and has a wash basin 5, a toiletbowl 7, joined by the front skirt 70 and. the side skirts 72. The wasteoutlet is concealed by the housing 74 which is essentially acontinuation of the side skirts. Lugs 76 are provided so that thefixture may be fastened to a wall or the like. In addition, fasteningmeans may be employed near the top of the fixture, at the back thereof,not illustrated.

In the manner described above, a combination plumbing fixture has beenprovided which is substantially tamper-proof, which occupies a minimumamount of floor space, and which requires a minimum of installation expense.

I claim:

1. A tamper-proof unitary plumbing fixture comprising a combined toiletbowl and wash basin, said wash basin being mounted over and having anoutlet draining into the Patented Nov. 18, 1958 toilet bowl and having awater inlet and having a concealing member extending downward from thewash basin at the front and sides thereof and forming a portion of thesides of the wash basin, said concealing member extending from each sideof the wash basin to the bottom of the fixture and providing a supportfor the wash basin and said concealing member in front extending to thetop of the toilet bowl, a water inlet and Waste outlet extending to andfrom said toilet bowl, said concealing member concealing'the waterinlets and outlets.

2. The fixture of claim 1 wherein the concealing mem- References Citedin the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Norberg July 26, 1932Kemach Nov. 21, 1933

